Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-28
BASE BALL NEWS.
Items Picked Up Here and There
from league Centres.

from que CtHiIcN.
The total receipts OF the Louisville club
last year from all sources were $4S, sos 8.
The expenses footed up $3T, 1856 "a.
Manager Wright thinks the Philadel-
phias will be greatly benefited by their
Southern trip. which they anticipate TAX
ing next month.
Mobile SAYS she will place team in
the field to down New Orleans, or spend
every cent in the iowa trying to get play
ers good enough to do it.
A series Of nine games will be played
between the Philadelphia and Athletic
clubs, Tor the Championship OF Philadel-
phia, commencing April and terminal
ing April 10.
The New Orleans management are ar
ranging a series of nine games with Mo-
bile for the championship of the Gulf
Four games will be played before the
league race opens, and will be finished in
October.
President Helm, the young President
of the Kansas CITY club, 10 said to be
worth over $4,000, 000 He says he will
not be dropped by the league, and man
with that amount of money at his dis
posal generally means what he says.
Charleston hasn't got first mortgage
on the pennant, but she does claim to
have a club that will either be in possess
sion OF the ''rag" by the end of the season
or else will make the first mortgage club
play the best ball it knows how in order
to secure the title 70 it.
The Athletics will try the plan OF
spreading tsrpaulln over the entire
diamond during threatening weather and
light rains. 1t is thought this will obvi-
ate the necessity of postponing g cd
many games because oil short, heavy
showers. The Idea is worth trial.
President Spalding, of the Chicago
club, remarked to President Day, of the
New York clu5, at the Pittsburg meeting:
''Wait till you meet my ponies in the
spring and you will think that you have
Il lot of old dried bones" Mr.. Day smiled
in his quiet way and SAID: Eyes. and be-
fore the season is a month old you will
wish you had few of the old dried
bones"
Manager Barnie has completed ar
rangements for bringing the Baltimore
club South, The team will be called to-
getner early In March, and wall leave
about the 10Th. The club Will play in
Charleston, savannah and other South
ern cities. They will also play the De-
trolt team during the trip, and will prob
ably cross bats with the Philadelphlas
in this city.
meeting of the National Colored Base
Ball League VIII be held at Baltimore
March IA and 10. This league is growing
rapidly, and expects this year to take up
a good deal ofthe interest OF lovers of ball
games. SO far the following clubs are in
the league: Resolute, of Boston; Cor
hams, OF New York; Phythians, OF Phila-
delphia; Lord BaltimOres, of Baltimore;
Capital City, of Washington; kingstons,
of Pittsb urg; Browns, OF CinclnnaJi; st.
Louis club; the Chicagoes, and the Falls
Citys, of Louisville. .
The people OF Nashville and Memphis
are anxiously looking forward to the
series of games to be, played between
those two cities for the championship OF
Tennessee, while New Orleans and Mo-
bile are making preparations for a
friendly fight over the Gulf championship
banner. Charleston and Savannah will
measure strength for the COAST honors,
and pretty fight is confidently expected.
OF the comparative merits OF these two
clubs the Nashville Union says: "Char-
ley Morton has been scampering around
at lively rate since he as called to the
head OF the Forest City club, and he has
secured some number one players.
Young Campau, who is from Detroit, Is
likely to prove very desirable man.
There are others In the team who ought
TO show up pretty well. There is no
Question regarding the strength of the
Charleston team. 1t is admitted by good
Judges to be very strong, both at the bat
aud In the field. and although the full
quota OF men has been signed, Manager
Powell is determined to remedy any
weak points upon tOe first indication OF
interionty."